It's almost a borderline racket but I respect it.

Lol I would say that the cage is a decent deterrent though, as it takes a bit more racket to get to the unit... 

I know it's not a lot of cost but title companies just kind of seem like a racket to me with the fees they charge on a property that you know is already free and clear of liens. 

It is quite the racket the attorneys have built for themselves.

It is a hard racket right now; with the shortages of housing, too many buyers, and a all time high of real estate agents...it's tough. 

ours protects us from a product liability like a LP siding issue that type of thing or the house settles and cracks like humpty dumpty... we can also buy 2 and 10 that goes with the owner.. like a home warrenty..Insurance is such a racket these days.Our subs have G L and have to name our GC.. then our GC has to name us then we have to buy our own.. so 3 layers of insruacne and about 4k per house for this.. and people wonder why building cost are going up up up

Boy do they make a racket at dusk, every single night.

That's a racket for the big boys.  

Unfortunately, there are also those who either a) just aren't really very good, b) just aren't going to play straight, or c), run a serial racket and who will be glad to take the money but never do the work.

The lead paint thing is an absolute racket as you have to have it done on every unit every single time there is tenant turnover and it really does seem like a scam.